The Best-Selling Pennsylvania Travel Guide Books of All Time

DK Eyewitness Travel's full-color guidebooks to hundreds of destinations around the world truly show you what others only tell you. They have become renowned for their visual excellence, which includes unparalleled photography, 3-D mapping, and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides are the only guides that work equally well for inspiration, as a planning tool, a practical resource while traveling, and a keepsake following any trip.

Each guide is packed with the up-to-date, reliable destination information every traveler needs, including extensive hotel and restaurant listings, themed itineraries, lush photography, and numerous maps.

Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences. The guide that has it all–spectacular photography, evocative prose, insider tips, and detailed color maps to help you make the most of your trip. Written by longtime Pennsylvania residents, Compass American Guides Pennsylvania provides in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of one of America’s most spectacular destinations! Follow your Compass to “get” there. •Can’t-miss attractions.

Explore the revitalized cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, drive through the scenic hills of the Poconos and Brandywine Valley, hunt antiques in Bucks County, discover lost-in-time Amish villages, and take the kids to the chocolate motherlode of Hershey. •Rich history. Follow the Civil War Trail to Gettysburg, site of America’s bloodiest battle and see Revolutionary touchstones like the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall; literary extracts and archival photos bring the past to life. •Stunning photography. Full-color photos capture Pennsylvania’s unique beauty, from “hex barns” to river valleys, from Fallingwater to farmland. Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers. What the critics say about Compass American Guides:. “Lushly illustrated and intelligently written.” —National Geographic Traveler. “The most literate and elegant series of guides ever written about North America.” —Jan Morris.

Maps and descriptions for more than 200 Pennsylvania waterwaysInformation on minimum water levels, potential hazards, and difficulty level of each streamIncludes directions and recommendations for put-in and take-out at each sitePennsylvania contains more miles of rivers and creeks than any other state except Alaska, making the Keystone State a prime destination for canoers and kayakers. This guide contains information for 211 of the commonwealth's rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. The author provides firsthand tips and recommendations gleaned from his experiences on each waterway.

Included for each body of water is information on length, difficulty, potential hazards, quality of scenery, and opportunities for fishing, camping, and wildlife viewing.